euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
In 2014, the Copenhagen Zoo in the Danish capital euthanized a healthy young giraffe named Marius to avoid inbreeding, despite a petition trying to stop the move.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Nine dogs have been euthanized in connection with the killing of a 7-year-old boy in Alabama, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Moose the 12-year-old rescue dog was less than 24 hours away from being euthanized.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
In 2014, the Copenhagen Zoo in the Danish capital euthanized a healthy young giraffe named Marius to avoid inbreeding, despite a petition trying to stop the move.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Nine dogs have been euthanized in connection with the killing of a 7-year-old boy in Alabama, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Moose the 12-year-old rescue dog was less than 24 hours away from being euthanized.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for euthanize
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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